the brave soul (Pam)

[dollsome]

Title: the brave soul
Character/Pairings: Pam; Jim/Pam, Pam/Toby, Pam/Roy
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3,551
Spoilers: "Business School"
Summary: There are certain paintings she leaves out. She doesn't like looking at them; they feel like accidents more than anything else.
Author's Note: This last episode reminded me exactly why and how much I love a

Comments

[semby]

Oh, my. This was lovely, and so real. The tension in that scene where Oscar and Gil are being polite and Pam has to be polite back even though she *knows* what they think. Toby offering to listen and Pam not quite being able to share was perfectly in character, the Jim scene was quietly sweet, and the ending was just how I picture Roy/Pam's home life. Great stuff.

[dollsome]

Aw, thank you very much! :) I'm really glad you enjoyed this.

[dollsome]

Wow, thank you so much! That is just beautiful feedback and you've got me all blushy - I'm really flattered and so glad that you enjoyed it. :)

p.s. Thank you for pointing out the missing 'and'! You . . . are a hero. (Like, say, Kevin. ;-D)

[delleve]

Gah. I love everything you do so much. How are you so awesome?

(Mmk, enough with the creepy).

Creed's comment was spot on and amazing. I've read a couple of Pam-centered fics by other authors and none of them really seem to capture her so exactly as you did here. The idea of her presenting this facade about how she didn't hear Oscar and Gil was done in a very timid Pam way. And... I dunno. This entire fic (and all your fics, really) just always seem like they could be part of the show. Not many authors can pull that off.

Also? I love you for infinity because you mentioned painting GRANDMA SCHRUTE. Oh, man.

[dollsome]

Awww, thank you so much, darlin'! :) You are awesome. And Grandma Schrute fascinates me. Seriously. Nazi war criminal grandmother? I LOVE THE SCHRUTE LEGACY. The day that someone decides to chronicle their family history is the day that my life is complete. And radiant. And beautiful. Etc, etc.

[counteragent]

Fact:

You _slay me_.

I love how this is perfectly in canon and feels so accurate on all levels.

The drawings of the teapot and the crumpled blue dress...perfect touches. If Pam did have them, I'm sure she'd feel the exact mixture of shame and confusion with which she regards them here.

The Creed joke was funny, indeed.

The exchanges with Toby, Jim and Roy all broke my heart for different reasons. It's clear even here that Jim is the best in the office for her, but I couldn't help feeling sympathy for all the pairings (just as I do on the show).

Other great touches: the small, floral couch that Roy doesn't fit on, his hole-y sock.

Finally, I love how the drawing she starts at last will become iconic of her imperfect present. Will that help her accept it? Or will it symbolize that she has to move on? I think Pam could go either way.

[dollsome]

Finally, I love how the drawing she starts at last will become iconic of her imperfect present. Will that help her accept it? Or will it symbolize that she has to move on? I think Pam could go either way.

AWESOME. Very much the vibe that I was going for; I felt like I was maybe being too obscure in that last section, so I'm so glad that you picked up on it.

Thank you so much for the excellent feedbackin'! :)

[agate]

Oh, beautiful. The conversation with Oscar and Gil was just so wince-y and perfect. And Kelly wondering why she doesn't paint pretty things, and Creed bringing the funny. And ROY:

“They looked real,” he says. “All three-dimensional and stuff. It’s pretty cool that you know how to do that.”

AUGH. And Toby, and Jim, and just all of it. This is totally ineloquent feedback, but this captured the feel of Pam in that episode, and what she must be experiencing right now, absolutely perfectly.

[dollsome]

Thank you so much! Seriously, it's just so good to hear that I captured Pam well in her current state, because this episode kind of overwhelms me where she's concerned, and I'm just glad that I could do her justice. Oh, Pam. <3